Trends · data through September 2026

Bakeries, Donuts & Desserts in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Iceflower tracks 600 stores from 406 bakeries, donuts & desserts in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Paris Baguette grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Bethesda Bagels and Spring Mill Bread Co..

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
406
Tracked stores
600
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked bakeries, donuts & desserts

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Paris Baguette and Bethesda Bagels sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 P Paris Baguette logo Paris Baguette ▲1 +15.2%
2 B Bethesda Bagels logo Bethesda Bagels ▲2 +10.5%
3 S Spring Mill Bread Co. ▲2 +4.7%
4 A Auntie Anne's logo Auntie Anne's ▼1 +2.4%
5 N Nothing Bundt Cakes logo Nothing Bundt Cakes - -0.4%
6 B Bakeshop ▲1 -1.9%
7 C Cinnabon logo Cinnabon - -6.1%
8 C Classic Bakery ▲2 -6.9%
9 F Fresh Baguette logo Fresh Baguette - -9.5%
10 G Great Harvest Bread Co. logo Great Harvest Bread Co. - -11.1%
11 S Shilla Bakery & Cafe ▼1 -11.4%
12 B Bobby's Bagel Cafe - -16.0%
13 K Krispy Kreme logo Krispy Kreme - -16.1%
14 I Insomnia Cookies logo Insomnia Cookies ▲2 -18.1%
15 L La Flor De Puebla Bakery ▼1 -18.4%
  • Paris Baguette
  • Auntie Anne's
  • Tous Les Jours
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Krispy Kreme
  • Cinnabon
  • Great Harvest Bread Co.
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

600 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Paris Baguette (14)
  • Auntie Anne's (35)
  • Tous Les Jours (13)
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes (20)
  • Krispy Kreme (9)
  • Cinnabon (13)
  • Great Harvest Bread Co. (7)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 A Auntie Anne's logo Auntie Anne's 35
  • 2 N Nothing Bundt Cakes logo Nothing Bundt Cakes 20
  • 3 D Duck Donuts logo Duck Donuts 14
  • 4 P Paris Baguette logo Paris Baguette 14
  • 5 T Tous Les Jours logo Tous Les Jours 13
  • 6 C Cinnabon logo Cinnabon 13
  • 7 K Krispy Kreme logo Krispy Kreme 9
  • 8 G Great Harvest Bread Co. logo Great Harvest Bread Co. 7
  • 9 S Shilla Bakery & Cafe 6
  • 10 B Bethesda Bagels logo Bethesda Bagels 4
  • 11 F Fresh Baguette logo Fresh Baguette 4
  • 12 B Best Buns logo Best Buns 4
  • 13 L La Flor De Puebla Bakery 4
  • 14 P Paul logo Paul 3
  • 15 B Bobby's Bagel Cafe 3
  • 16 C Classic Bakery 3
  • 17 V Vie De France Bakery & Cafe 3
  • 18 B Bakeshop 3
  • 19 V Veronica's Bakery 3
  • 20 D Donutchew 3
  • 21 I Insomnia Cookies logo Insomnia Cookies 3
  • 22 S Spring Mill Bread Co. 3
  • 23 P Passion Bakery Cafe 3
  • 24 C Cinnaholic logo Cinnaholic 3
  • 25 T Texas Donuts 3
  • 26 B Buffalo & Bergen 2
  • 27 D Donut Connection logo Donut Connection 2
  • 28 B Bagels 'n Grinds 2
  • 29 C Castro's Bakery 2
  • 30 R Roggenart logo Roggenart 2
  • 31 C Chip City 2
  • 32 L La Fonda Paisa 2
  • 33 F Flowers Bakery 2
  • 34 M Mi Pueblito Bakery 2
  • 35 L La Baguette De Paris 2
  • 36 R Rise Bakery 2
  • 37 B Bullfrog Bagels logo Bullfrog Bagels 2
  • 38 P Praline Bakery 2
  • 39 S Sabor Casero Bakery 2
  • 40 M MidnighTreats 2
  • 41 K Kyo Matcha logo Kyo Matcha 2
  • 42 C Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 2
  • 43 T TOIMOI Bakery 2
  • 44 C Caramelo Bakery 2
  • 45 P Pan American Bakery 2
  • 46 A Artisan Confections 2
  • 47 S Sunday Morning Bakehouse 2
  • 48 P Panaderia El Molino 2
  • 49 M Mom's Apple Pie 2
  • 50 B Boulangerie Christophe 2

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